What Causes Glacial Lake Outburst Floods? The 2026 Himalayas Disaster Explained

What causes a glacial lake outburst flood, and why are these disasters becoming a growing concern in high mountain regions?In this episode of GeoTrek, Hurricane Hal talks with Dr. Alton C. Byers, a mountain geographer, scientist, mountaineer, Senior Fellow at The Mountain Institute, and Senior Research Associate with the High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP).The conversation examines the catastrophic August 26, 2026 flood and debris flow near the Nepal-Tibet border and breaks down the chain of events that can turn glacier and permafrost instability into a devastating downstream flood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.